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UP Unnamed Creek Arch

Boone County, Illinois

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Description 

Date provided by Chicago & North Western Historical Society Archives

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1854
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Total length: 12.5 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #426
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25098, -88.86650   (decimal degrees)
42°15'04" N, 88°51'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/346027/4679329 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81605 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,427)
Arch (11,323)
Belvidere, Illinois (4)
Boone County, Illinois (13)
Built 1854 (32)
Built during 1850s (352)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,224)
Deck arch (10,573)
 Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (2)
Illinois (3,978)
Open (37,235)
Owned by railroad (10,422)
Railroad (13,783)
Stone arch (2,712)
Total length under 25 feet (2,102)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,063)

Update Log 

  • May 15, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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